Is securitization of solar inevitable? Maybe... but the key to avoiding the issues is real and rigorous Quality Assurance and underwriting procedures. It is a slippery slope, and with the explosive growth in the industry it is essential that standards be put in place before serious problems emerge.

There are already rumors of seriously under performingcommercial and utility scale projects. Similarly standards in residential solar are all over the map.

Securitization is the path to unleashing private markets, but must be undertaken with care or the repercussions can be enormous.